Appreciation & Integrity
To these of you who’ve dipped into your hard-earned money to donate once you felt compelled to take action, thanks.
I’m additionally grateful to these of you who watch my movies throughout to the top.
You most likely don’t understand doing so lets the YouTube algorithm know that the video is price watching and presents it to extra males who is probably not conscious of my channel.
Lots of you aren’t conscious of how a lot it prices to supply free content material.
Some might have questioned the integrity of creators who search for methods to cowl their prices of manufacturing (and residing bills for full-time creators).
For Instance
Regardless that I write my blogs and movie my very own movies, I even have a video editor; an IT staff; and somebody who writes the descriptions and closed captions on YouTube (the automated captions aren’t at all times correct and males with restricted listening to deserve correct CCs).
There are additionally prices related to internet hosting and sustaining web sites, storing e-mail addresses (for newsletters and program participation follow-up) and lots of different prices that usually run within the hundreds of {dollars} (mine do).
Creators who publish plenty of content material, settle for any sponsor, or push services or products can and do make some huge cash (even many who genuinely need to assist individuals).
However for somebody like me who solely publishes one video every week (partly resulting from well being); doesn’t continuously push product gross sales, and has turned down each sponsor as a result of I don’t consider of their services or products, YouTube advert income doesn’t even cowl my enterprise bills, by no means thoughts my residing bills.
I’m not making financial institution. (Not that I feel there’s something flawed with creating wealth by serving to others.)
In February, my enterprise bills exceeded my enterprise revenue. I nearly threw within the towel and stop to get “an actual job.”
After I informed my staff, a few of them supplied a pay minimize to journey out what we hoped was the underside. (Thanks, Staff!)
I’m not telling you this to ask for cash.
I’m telling you this as a result of I’ve had my integrity questioned and figured a few of you may need comparable ideas.
If I have been rich, I’d proceed doing what I’m doing (with a swankier filming studio, thoughts you).
As my well being improves, God keen, I’ll be capable to do extra. However even then I’ll provide solely as a lot as I can whereas sustaining my sanity and a real need to assist. (Being a workaholic is a part of what brought about my well being points.)
Till then, thanks for understanding, I like you and God bless.
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